Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Budget
- Economic Development
- Environment
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- International Trade
- Labour
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
Subject matters added through a monthly communication report
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Budget:
Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.
- International Trade: The provisions of the text of the USMCA as they relate to agriculture and agri-food, including tariff schedules, Tariff Rate Quotas, regulatory cooperation and measures related to non-tariff barriers.
Policies or Program
- COVID-19: Support to address costs related to COVID-19 management through CEWS and/or tax credit.
- Confirming interpretation of OIC's under the Quarantine Act that apply to travel into Canada during COVID-19
- Facilitating the entry into Canada of technicians required to maintain critical infrastructure
- Grocery Code of Conduct: Asking that the federal government lead the development of a Code of Conduct related to relationships in Canada's food supply chain.
- Industry: The adoption of innovation in the food and beverage sector in the context of the Strategic Innovation Fund.
- Labour: Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour.
- Refugees - requesting resettlement programs for refugees
- Science and Technology: ISED policies and programs to promote innovation and technology adoption in the food and beverage processing sector
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Agriculture:
Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.
- Health: Policies and regulations related to food and beverage products including the federal government's Health Eating Strategy, Front of Pack labelling regulations, Marketing to Children regulations, modifications to the Food Guide, modifications the Food and Drugs Regulations.
- Immigration - requesting pathways to permanent residence for Temporary Foreign Workers
- Regulatory Modernization: Regulations and Policies to modernize Canada's approach to regulating
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program - requesting amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Regulation
- Immigration:Enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Workers program and pathways to permanency for food and beverage processing labour
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
FBC-ABC is a national association uniting over 1,500 food and beverage processing businesses across Canada. FBC-ABC's objectives are to:
a) Promote coordination, cooperation and enhanced program/service delivery among national and provincial food processing associations;
b) Leverage the political strength of the food-processing sector by bringing together associations which collectively represent a substantial number of food and beverage processing companies in Canada;
c) Foster industry-wide communication leading to more effective industry association action on behalf of Members; and
d) Do all such additional things as are incidental to or conducive to the attainment of the foregoing.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
KATHLEEN SULLIVAN,
Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Membership Classes
a) The classes of membership of the Corporation consist of:
1. Regular Members composed of:
Class A – This class is for not-for-profit organizations that are sub-national, non-commodity specific associations that represent food and beverage processors/manufacturers inclusive of all sizes of companies.
Class B – This class is for food and beverage processing and/or manufacturing companies in Canada. Membership in Class B is limited to those eligible companies that are a member of at least one of the member associations in Class A.
2. Associate Members, composed of:
Class C – This class is for entities or individuals not engaged directly in food and beverage processing and/or manufacturing that have an interest or alignment with the sector. This class may include but not be limited to financial institutions, consulting firms, academic and research institutions, equipment and packaging manufacturers, national food and beverage associations, distributors and government agencies.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
533 Fielding Drive
Ottawa, ON K1V 7G7
Canada
Telephone number:
613-402-3495
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Kathleen Sullivan,
Chief Executive officer |
No public offices held
